This paper states with an effort to bring some clarity to the basic assumptions underlying the new security agenda: a more comprehensive concept of security on that tackles new and old threats. The author's argument for security today rest on two basic pillars: traditional security threats including interstate rivalry and the use of force, the new and non-traditional threats like economic human right military and environmental issues. While sources of instability are many the analysis starts with problem of economic security first, from the perspective of Mercantilism. He underscores the fact that how economic activity of a state could effect the international security and how in the age of modern global economy, the extraordinary mutual connectedness of states on economic issue could decrease their independence and freedom of choice. (The two concepts of vulnerability and resilience). In reviewing new threats he cites the environmental concerns factored into security. He believes that the central challenge for the time being is to fashion a new understanding of security and what sovereignty means. He finally examines the matter of development civil society and human rights. In conclusion, he reaffirms the responsibility of states in respecting regulating and monitoring international obligations.